Q&A with Marc Mazzarulli of Opus 465 in Armonk

By John Bruno Turiano

Favorite Guilty Pleasure Food…Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.If Not a Chef, I’d Be a…restaurant designer.I Never Eat...beef tongue. At CIA, a chef made me eat it for breakfast.Favorite Place to Dine Out…Mezon in Danbury, Connecticut.I Hate It When a Diner at My Restaurant...changes a dish and then sends it back because they don’t like it.I Never Cook with…cilantro.Favorite TV Show…Repo Men: Stealing for a Living [formerly on TLC].Waiters Should Never…invade a diner’s space.The Strangest Request from a Diner…To cut up their food in tiny pieces.My Eating Disorder Is…tasting great food all day and later just craving junk food. Favorite Pain Reliever…Vodka.My Biggest Superstition Is…I don’t like to start a new shift with old tickets on the line or spindle.